Another Giveaway! Get a Free 28 oz bottle of Purex Crystals for Baby!

Who doesn't love the smell of a baby..... after a bath? I've always been in love with baby detergent fragrance and have wished it was cheaper so I could justify using it even though there's no baby in my house! Now enter Purex Crystals for baby. It smells amazing! The smell is reminiscent of a woodsy sweet baby smell.

Here's a few of the benefits listed on the packaging.... "Like other Purex Crystals, our new product is 87% natural. It goes in at the start of the wash, spending more time with your baby's laundry and infusing it with freshness that last for weeks, not days. Plus Purex Crystals for Baby is hypoallergenic, dye free, and safe for use on all clothes, including children's sleepwear."

Here's my personal review of Purex Crystals for Baby.... I first used it on a load of blankets we use for snuggling on the couch. There's no real measurements on the cap, so I filled the cap about halfway and threw it in at the start of the wash. I was happy with the smell of the blankets afterwards, but felt they still had a bit of static electricity in them. (I didn't use any additional softener) My second trial run included just my lil dude's clothing. I used 3/4 of a cap and the end results were great. Smelled amazing and felt great as well!

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I have some Free coupons to giveaway to try Purex Crystals for free in your own home! Enter the giveaway NOW! :)


By the way: Purex provided me with a sample of Purex Crystals for Baby in exchange for a product review. However, all the opinions expressed here are my own.
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Wanna free box of 20 Mule Team Borax?

Borax hooked me up with a free sample of their product so I could review them. I have used their product before, but only as an addition to a homemade laundry detergent I found on pinterest!
Only thing I would change would be to add in purex crystals for added scent, otherwise there's no smell... bad or good...

I wanted to review the borax on it's own, with nothing else mixed with it. I didn't realize how useful it could be all over the house! I knew of the effectiveness with clothing and stains, but didn't realize it could be used for carpet stains, to boost your dishwasher's cleaning power and to clean and deodorize in the bathroom and garbage disposals and drains! Pretty versatile product if ya ask me!

I first tried it in my dishwasher by adding 1/4 cup of borax in the bottom of the dishwasher, to keep the dishes and glassware from leaving spots or film. The glasses seemed to be a bit less spotty!

My sponge filter in my shark vacuum was in desperate need of a "defunk", so I put about a gallon of hot water in my kitchen sink with about half cup of borax and soaked my filter in the water for 2 hours. I rinsed it out and was surprised at how clean and white my filter had returned to.

I also tried to use it as a carpet stain remover and wasn't as pleased with the results. The instructions were to dissolve 1/2 cup of 20 mule Team Borax in 1 pint water. Sponge on and wait a half hour and rinse well. Then let dry and vacuum. The results were ok, but I went ahead and used my trusty little green machine afterwards.

I know of the effectiveness of borax for laundry stains and delicates, and feel like every household should have a box on hand just in case. There LOTS of other uses for Borax other than the ones I've mentioned.

The winner will be contacted via email on January 29th.
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Please HELP!

So I have always had an addiction to candles, and now i'm just going to make it EVEN worse! (but a cheaper addiction I guess..) I've decided to start making my OWN candles, and selling a few along the way would be cool too!
I made my first "batch" of candles Thursday, they smell AMAZING! I used the Downy Fresh recipe to make them and O.M.G.... they are pretty much awesome.
Next I think I'm going to make the fruit slices, and green clover and aloe fragrances.

I've been brainstorming for weeks now trying to come up with a clever name.... I'm using all natural products- 100% soy, natural dyes, and soon will be using Wood Wicks (instead of cotton) because they seem more "natural" and uhhh cooler?!

I really liked "Happy Earth Candle Company"... But that seems a little long.... "Earthy Candles" I think is kinda funny but not sure everyone would see the humor. Mother Nature Candles is another possiblity.

Which do you like the most out of the three? Give me your opinions PLEASE!

Happy Earth Candle Company
Earthy Candles
Mother Nature Candles

Or do you have a creative brain that has a better name? If you post a name that I choose to use, I will reward you with 2 FREE candles of your fragrance choice! (yes I will ship them if you don't live in Omaha)

Stay at Home Mom

When you think of a Stay at Home mom, I'm sure you think of someone like June Cleaver, a dotting wife, mother, and has everything in order. I am pretty much the complete opposite of this woman! I try to get through each day ONE HOUR AT A TIME! I have laundry to do, there's pee on the floor from my 3 year old's "bad aim" and I'm addicted to the Internet (face book and farm town!)

Don't get me wrong, I love my son and my husband, but it's not all fun and games! We also have a 9 month old Sheltie that has determined that he is also the "3rd parent" in our family to our 3 year old son.

We just moved to a nice neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska where people actually TALK to each other and hang out.. which is nice.. and has helped my need to socialize with people that are higher than my belly button.

Since staying at home with my son, I have felt like I have become less of a person. When asked what I do, (while meeting the new people in the neighborhood) I felt ashamed to say that I stayed at home. I felt as if I was inferior just by saying it! My husband has a great job, but i just wanted to scream "I'm not illiterate, I'm not stupid, I went to college, and this is what we (my husband and I) have choose for our family! After telling my new neighbors of my "job" i find out that I am surrounded by a few other SAHM's! Wow! Awesome! But then I think, I'm sure they have their "shit" together, and have a whole day planner and do laundry from 10-11am on Monday , Wednesday , and Friday.... or some kinda craziness.. we will see i guess!